Will i find it easy to learn Clarinet if I’m grade 4 cello?

Edie B asked:

I have been playnig cello for a while but i will be starting a music gcse course in september and was hoping to learn a new instrument. i really like the sound of the clarinet but i’m worried that i will find it hard to differenciate between treble and bass clef. is it an easy instrument? do you think i’m suitable?

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4 Responses to “Will i find it easy to learn Clarinet if I’m grade 4 cello?”

head shot Says:
October 20th, 2008 at 12:39 am
it will be as hard as you make it out to be.
Crazy H Says:
October 20th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
You will have to learn the “mouth” of the horn. It’s not hard, but not everyone can do it. I started playing when I was your age, and still pull it out occasionally. With any wind instruments, you have to learn how to make them sound first before you invest in one.

Find a person who wants to learn cello and trade instruments with her/him. We used to have a special practice at a friend’s house and we all learned everyone else’s horns.

Try it before you buy it. but it’s not that hard.
celloman144 Says:
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
No. Expertise in string instruments will only help you (marginally) in other string instruments. In your case, you will not find it easier to learn the clarinet. Not to say it’s not worth a try though; you have to start from somewhere.
Thunder Monkey Says:
October 24th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Personally, I picked up the clarinet very easily. It was the first instrument I formally learned how to play. I was the best player (according to my teacher, since she sent me to the camp where the good kids go) even among the more experienced ones. The embouchure is easy to maintain, but it takes getting used to. The more you practice, the easier it’ll be. It gets very tiring at first. The fingerings are simple to remember, but it gets more complicated jumping from lower notes to the higher ones.

If you do decide to go through with learning this, practice a LOT. Clarinets have a tendency to sound ugly when people don’t practice enough. You’ll be able to hear the difference in tone quality between those who do and don’t practice.

It’s really a lovely instrument